Dewey C. Gevik Outdoor Conservation Learning Area

The Dewey C. Gevik Outdoor Conservation Learning Area

is managed by the

MINNEHAHA COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT

Click on the map to go to the Minnhaha Co. Cons. District site

Click on the lower right corner of the slide show box for a full size display.

New Wildlife Observation Deck

Nedw Deck and SFBC Blind

New Deck

New Wildlife Observation Deck

SFBC Dewey Gevik Wildlife Observation Blind

Sign on Blind

The Dewey C. Gevik Outdoor Conservation Learning Area consists of an area of 100 acres, managed by the Minnehaha Conservation District. It includes native prairie grass plantings, shelterbelt and wildlife tree plantings, volunteer native trees, and wetlands. The trail system offers access to all the diverse environments and includes observation areas to watch wildlife.

For birding purposes, it offers areas for prairie, wetland, nesting, and migrating species, with access and observation areas for short or long term observation. It is rare to find an area dedicated to nature that is wildlife friendly, does not allow any hunting or trapping, and will be taken care of for future generations. If you wish to donate to projects and improvments to the area, contact the SFBC, or e-mail Harley Shafer, Minnehaha Conservation District Manager at mcd.shaferh@live.com

SFBC birding blind at Dewey Gevik

Sioux Falls Bird Club members are keeping a species list of nesting and migrating birds at the Dewey Gevik site. If you go to the site and see species that you have positively indentified, send the date, location on the DG grounds you saw it, and the species, to our web address at:

SF-BC@yahoogroups.com If you have photos, send the link to them to the list also.

Since many of our birders are also "butterfliers", we will also keep a butterfly species list

The on-going list will be on bottom of this page.

Farmstead next to Dewey Gevik

Below are photo links to Dewey Gevik photos. Click on the thumbnail to get a large photo.

Milkweed among cattails

Rules and use areas

Contributors to Dewey Gevik

View looking east from viewing platform

Common Buckeye butterfly

Wall lake area map

Use map of site

Thousands of Purple Martins at Dewey Gevik

Water Cycle sign

Wetlands Informational Sign on South Trail

Looking NW over bridge.

Click on photo for large version

BIRDS AT DEWEY GEVIK

Blackbird, Red-winged

Blackbird, Yellow-headed

Coot, American

Dove, Mourning

Duck, Blue-winged Teal

Duck, Gadwall                            Duck, Green Winged Teal

Duck, Ruddy

Duck, Mallard

Duck, Northern Shoveler

Duck, Redhead

Duck, Ruddy

Duck, Wood

Dowitcher, Long Billed               Snipe, Wilson's,                   Dickcissel

Duck, Wood                              Eagle, Bald

Egret, Great

Falcon, Peregrine

Goose, Canada

Goose, Snow

Grebe, Pied-billed

Gull, Franklin's

Gull, Ring Billed

Hawk, Red-tailed

Hawk, Swainson's

Hawk, Sharp-shinned

Heron, Black Crowned Night

Heron, Green

Heron,Great Blue

Martin, Purple

Meadowlark, Western           Kingbird, Eastern                Kingbird,Western                                Kinglet, Ruby Crowned

Phoebe, Eastern

Pigeon, Rock

Robin

Sora

Sparrow, Savannah

Sparrow, Lincoln's

Sparrow, Swamp

Sparrow, Song                     Sparrow, Tree

Swallow, Barn

Swallow. Cliff

Tern, Forster's

Tern, Black

Woodpecker,                        Northern YS Flicker

Wren, Marsh

Wren, Sedge

Butterflies at Dewey Gevik

Buckeye, Common

Suphur, White (cabbage)

Monarch

Sulphur, Orange Common Checkered Skipper Dainty Sulphur Painted Lady